TC HD2, originally released with Windows, has become an increasingly popular handset for porting various operating systems. In the past, we have featured the installation of several operating systems on this device and this time, we will guide you through the process of installing Ubuntu Linux on your HD2.

For our previous coverage of different operating systems for the HTC HD2, please see:

Ubuntu is a popular Linux distribution originally intended for desktops and laptops. However, those over at XDA-Developers forums have modded it for HD2’s exceptionally flexible hardware. It should be noted that this is an SD card-only boot up and leaves the internal memory of your phone untouched.

This build is reported to have the following features working and tested on the HD2:

Extract the HD2 Ubuntu Image to the root directory of your SD card so that the ‘Ubuntu’ folder is directly on SD card root and not in any other folder.

Place the HaRET executable somewhere on your SD card.

Save any unsaved work that you might be carrying out on your Windows as next step will exit windows.

Run Haret.exe.

HaRET will now end Windows and boot you into Ubuntu! Try Ubuntu on your phone and experience using a desktop based operating system on your handheld device. Don’t forget to let us know how it turns out.